Controversy
In 1992, Arleen Sorkin was fired from the television show, America's Funniest People by Di Bona. In response, Sorkin filed a lawsuit against Di Bona, claiming that she was dismissed from the show due to her race, after ABC Chairman Dan Burke had suggested to Di Bona that Sorkin be replaced by an African-American or a person of another ethnic minority. Sorkin sought $450,000 for lost earnings, and an additional unspecified amount for harm to her professional reputation and emotional injury. Sorkin additionally claimed that after she denounced the move as unfair, Di Bona changed plans and hired new cohost Tawny Kitaen, who is white.
In May 2011, Di Bona, a leading member of the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors was censured for standing by his remarks that he accepts Hollywood's discrimination against conservatives, causing fellow member Lionel Chetwynd to publicly resign from the Caucus the following month. Di Bona made comments in relation to the publication Prime Time Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How The Left Took Over Your TV, that personally affected Chetwynd and eventually caused a falling out between the two.
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